Aug 5 2010
Enrollment is open for the inaugural quarter of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD). The three-year program, which begins in the fall of 2010, emphasizes contemporary issues such as urban sprawl, demands for clean water and healthy food and coastal developments. It also explores the political and ecological considerations of California and Mexico's shared border.
"NewSchool is filling a long-standing need to further environmental design in one of California's most vibrant landscapes," said Dr. Steven Altman, NSAD's president. "The landscape architecture program builds on the school's commitment to urban sustainability and improving the quality of life in the built and natural environments."
Altman added that NSAD's location in downtown San Diego provides an ideal design laboratory for experimentation and exploration of urban conditions.
San Diego native Leslie Ryan directs the program. "Urban issues are like fingers and threads rippling all the way back to the natural environment," she explained. "I am keen to have students get their heads out of books and learn the pragmatics of design and how to see things that will effect change.
"Critical thinking is the ultimate skill our students will gain, but we also will determine where landscape architecture will be in the next 10 to 15 years and what they need to do to be prepared."
Ryan anticipates that while most students who apply for the Master of Landscape Architecture program will not have backgrounds in landscape architecture or related fields, they will still be eligible to enter the program. However, those who do have work experience in landscape architecture will gain advanced standing in the program, as determined on a case-by-case basis.
Source: http://www.NewSchoolArch.edu/